If you're reading this blog post right now, more likely than not, you know about the TWC website and have been frantically searching for information about what we interns actually spend 10-to-15 weeks doing on a day-to-day basis, to little or no avail. This is because everyone's experience is completely different; even people in the same program could have different classes, interning jobs, and Civic Engagement Projects; in short, no two interns have identical schedules for the week. Despite this very true statement, I have decided to write out my experiences during a typical weekday here at TWC (specifically, Monday, February 11th, 2013), in hopes of clarifying what this program actually consists of (sorry, no pictures this time, but some very informative links instead) --

7:15 a.m.Alarm goes off. I instantly rush out of bed, hop in the shower, eat breakfast, and start my day off in a fresh and energetic way... HAHAHA, that was a funny joke.

7:55 a.m.Realizing that I have less than half an hour to actually do all the things listed above, I finally get out of bed, text Robert, my coworker and walking buddy, that I'm going to be late in meeting him downstairs to walk to work, do my hair and makeup, get dressed and put on my coat, grabbing a banana on the way out.

8:40 a.m.Walk to work. I'm one of the lucky few that don't have to take the metro to work, so Robert and I walk just about 10 minutes to work every morning.

9 a.m.-12 p.m.Work. I am one of about seven TWC students that intern at INTERPOL. Unfortunately, the only information I can give you about where I work is this website. (As far as what I actually do when I'm at work, I'd tell you... but then I'd have to kill you.)

12 p.m.Leave work. Don't get too excited; I usually work until 5 o'clock. The reason I'm leaving work early today is that on Mondays, TWC interns have classes or seminars for their programs (mine is Law and Criminal Justice.) Today is a special programming day because all TWC interns are doing it together, which usually doesn't happen. Also, it will take place in a different location than the usual bottom floor of the RAF. Robert and I have to take the metro to a place we've never been before and rely on our own prowess (and GPS on our phones) to get the building by the time it starts. Get off the metro, find a place to eat, look for our lost friend Annemarie (remember her?), and walk to the building where Career Bootcamp is about to take place.....all I can think is, "I did not bring the right shoes for this."

1-5 p.m.We finally arrived at the new building, pick our seats, and listen attentively to an hour-long introduction, followed by our choice of two hour-long seminars that will inform us of different aspects of specific kinds of career tracks (like the federal workforce) or about careers in general. The two I picked were the GRE Strategy Session by the Princeton Review and Get Noticed and Get Hired (how to make your resume and interviews stand out from the crowd).

5-6 p.m.

You'd think at this point, after a long and tiring day, I'd get to go home and take a nap, right? WRONG. My friends AJ, Meg, Annemarie, and I have to run a few blocks to the nearest metro station, try really hard not to miss the train (AJ almost fell into the tracks; careful running for the bus, kids!), get something really quick to eat at McDonald's (don't judge me, there was no time), and go back to our apartment building to make it in time for our almost-weekly Civic Engagement meeting. Like I said before, no one has the same schedule, so while AJ, Meg, and I ran to our meeting, we parted ways with Annemarie who had class at the same time.

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Our Civic Engagement Project deals with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. The first thing we have to do as students in dealing with this issue is learn ALL the history behind the two groups and why the conflict even exists. So that's what our meeting is about this week. Eventually, we will meet with the Representatives from our home states and make our case to them for why they should push for a two-state solution to this problem. But more on that later.

8:30-11 p.m.

Our day is finally over. We all walk up the stairs, crash on Annemarie's couch, and watch funny YouTube videos (like this one) until it's time to walk across the hall and go home to bed. Tomorrow we will all have a completely different day, but it will be just as gratifying, informative, and rewarding as this one.

Stay tuned for Part 2; the weekend version!